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Work Background
Xapo BankConsultant
Oct. 2024
Entertainment OneDirector of Statutory Reporting
May. 2023London Area, United KingdomResponsible for Statutory Reporting for all entities across the UK, Netherlands, Spain, Australia, Germany, Canada - Statutory Accounts preparation and leading audit.
Crown AgentsFinance / Business Transformation
Oct. 2022 - Apr. 2023
RWS GroupFinancial Controller
Aug. 2022 - Oct. 2022United Kingdom
Global Airline Services (United Kingdom)Financial Controller
Jan. 2022 - Jul. 2022Stanwell, England, United Kingdom
HaulfrynInterim Finance project
Dec. 2021 - Jan. 2022Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom
UnizestConsultant
Sep. 2021 - Nov. 2021London, England, United Kingdom
Karigo Logistics & Global ServicesDirector & Financial Controller
Sep. 2017 - Sep. 2021A tech driven Logistics platform disrupting how logistics and haulage should be done. KariGO prides itself as the pioneer of on-demand trucking solution, connecting cargo owners with trucks.
As a co-founder, I wore many hats with responsibilities cutting across Operations, finance and IT, and executed the Karigo idea from seed stage, built the entire business strategy, developed and implemented it and took the business to a self sustaining level in just three months. After the first year, got the attention global investors in the business. Led the rapid growth of the organization after a seed capital investment from institutional investors, grew revenue by 70% in a single year. Implemented a robust MVP adoption to enhance further scaling of the business, rebranded and built the business on strategic international partnerships with one of China’s largest manufacturers of trucks for infrastructure financing project and I also got the company on the key international commercial services.
• Board level execution of company's plan and providing tactical initiatives.
• Built a robust financial control, monitor and direct the implementation of operational business plans
• Manage the capital request and budgeting processes.
• Develop performance measures that support the company's strategic direction.
• Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team.
• Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team to foster teamwork.
• Led full departmental restructuring, including new KPI’s that improved operations efficient and drove revenue increase.
• Oversee the financial operations of subsidiary companies and foreign operations.
• Oversee the company's transaction processing systems.
• Drove Risk management awareness and implementation
• Supervised the acquisition due diligence and negotiations.
• Treasury management and cash forecasts.
• Arrange for debt and equity financing.
Nigerian International Securities LimitedHead Of Finance
Jun. 2014 - Aug. 2017Key achievements include implementing a seamless integration of sales/customer relations teams with finance through automation, simplification and efficiency. A holistic restructuring was developed which covers all key functions within finance and encompass revenue accounting, payroll, tax, Management reporting and financial reporting.
Demonstrated leadership that resulted in 48% increase in efficiency by automating most processes, increased capability to validate valuation and substantiate balance sheet, a significant reduction in errors and timely production of P&L Statement. •Preparation of annual budgets and forecasting
•Investment appraisals, Company valuations
•Financial modelling
•Liquidity ( Cash management ) / daily cashflow statement for planning •Daily investment portfolio valuation
•Evaluate financial reporting systems, accounting procedures and investment activities and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets and other financial control functions to the C.O.O.
•building of controls around financial statement
•Preparation & filing quarterly company financial report to regulatory bodies (Securities and Exchange Commission and Nigerian Stock Exchange) – in line with IFRS.
•Reconciliation of trading bank account.
•Preparation of quarterly management report and reporting of variances from budget to the board of directors.
BISHOP AND ROOKSAudit Associate III
Oct. 2013 - May. 2014Lekki Phase 1•Internal control audit –SSAE 16 Type II audit •Financial Audit, IFRS conversion, conducted internal control checks and compliance, preparation of detailed analytical monthly management report with follow-up on budgets; while reporting to the line managers for several clients.
•Accounting Services; Bookkeeping and General ledger maintenance, conduct weekly internal control checks, monthly preparation of management report and implementation of management control report for several clients.
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